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Vietnamese athletes to compete at Asian Grand Prix Series
Updated: 15:54, 04/04/2019
The Asian Athletics Federation has invited 16 Vietnamese athletes to compete at the Asian Grand Prix Series 2019 in Chongqing, China, from June 4-7.
Among them are long jumper Bui Thi Thu Thao, runner Le Tu Chinh, hurdler Quach Thi Lan and high jumper Vu Duc Anh.
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Long jumper Bui Thi Thu Thao. |
The event will be a test for athletes to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan.
Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao, who won a gold medal for Vietnam at the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia in August, has overcome other rivals to become the most outstanding athlete of Vietnam in 2018.
(BGO) – After grasping 2 golds at women’s 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter race, Bac Giang born athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh completed all competition events at the National Sports Festival 2018 in the morning of December 1 with her forte of 3,000 - meter steeplechase.
(BGO) – The athletes of the Bac Giang sports team took a great effort for a successful competition day at the ongoing National Sports Festival on November 28, especially Nguyen Thi Oanh in track and field event.
More than 7,000 athletes are competing in the National Sports Games which is taking place in Hanoi, the northern province of Hoa Binh and the central province of Khanh Hoa from November 15 to December 10.
The Vietnamese delegation arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 1 to compete in the third Asian Para Games scheduled for October 6-14.
Source: VNA
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